Aristotle on Definition (Philosophia Antiqua)
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Published: June 15, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9789004156692
Subjects: Ancient Western philosophy to c 500; Logic; History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical; Philosophy; Definition (Philosophy); Language and languages
Description: "This book argues that Aristotle offers us a consistent theory of definition, according to which a particular type of definition - one which states the formal cause of a simple item - is fundamental."--Jacket.